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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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